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XOO, having spent many hours one week not long ago photographing hummingbirds I can appreciate your pic here and just say breathtaking. Its the perfect shot I strove for but never achieved. I got 50 or so good shots, but not that one perfect shot. My only negative comment about your shot is .... too bad it wasnt the male. Great job.

Thank you.
As often is the case, it just happened. The sun was just right for defining detail of feathers. I had been shooting these fellows for 3 or 4 weeks. Using Flash, not using Flash. But I'm going to quit on this one - at least until next year

The bird is black & white, the background was rather dull, so I converted it to B&W
The oil spill look as you call it, is the feather detail which is visible on side lighting
If you are saying black & shiny is oil spilly, cant argue with that